Packed with female book club members, a screening of Mira Nair’s The Namesake left no doubt about the film’s target audience. If anyone’s going to flock to this warm and likable tale, it’s going to be ...

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. The Namesake, the latest movie from filmmaker Mira Nair, uses the immigrant experience to ...

The University of Arizona women's basketball team (11-14, 2-12 in Big 12) will host the University of Colorado Boulder (18-8, 9-5 in Big 12) on Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. in the McKale Center. The Wildcats... ...

Adapted from the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, "The Namesake" conveys the melding of two very different cultures within a Bengali family living in New York City. The film's various conflicts and themes can ...

Mira Nair returns to her interests in class and immigrant life in this loving adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's novel "The Namesake." Even when she brought Thackeray's "Vanity Fair" to the screen, Nair ...

Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair has been renowned for films like Salaam Bombay!, Vanity Fair and many more. One of her critically acclaimed, artistically rich films, The Namesake, became the topic ...

Veteran actor Tamal Roy Choudhury, celebrated for his role in 'The Namesake', passed away at 80 due to a cardiac arrest. Known for his impactful performances in Bengali cinema, including 'Amazon ...

Studio Info/Running Time: Fox Searchlight, 122 mins. Based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake traces the slow, stilted assimilation of a couple who immigrate to ...